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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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